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I bought one due to the "starter issue" I took it off cleaned it upper good put new electri grease in it and she's starting right up

It's hard to say, It is posable another wire got pulled loose or not re connected. posably a coil wire. I would suggest putting the old one back in and and see if it will start, if not then look for another reason for the no start becouse you will know it's not the stator.

You should always re sync your carbs but sometimes you get lucky and don't have too. if you but it back together and it runs good then run with it. If you do have to re sync you can make your own sync tool with 2 Mason jars and some fuel line and transmission fluid, there are videos on how to do it. good luck an happy riding.

thank for the comment and I'm glad the video helped. I'm sure I have a video somewhere on removing the buddy seat.

It may be your stator but if your stator is bad they tend to fry your battery as well so you would have had to replace it anyway

​@@stewartmacrae6149 So I'm thinking since I newly acquired this bike, the Stator and spark plugs and cleaning carbs are next... Since purchasing it in May (only one prior owner) had a fuel leak from one of the petcock hoses- replaced all 3 hoses and the fuel leak stopped, also replaced both air filters (good thing i bought those- there was huge gouges and holes in the corners!), replaced battery, and did an oil change... this latest problem only revealed itself after my drive after all the aforementioned maintenance done all at the same time... I have a multimeter and would love to see your process of diagnosing the stator. I also will look at replacing the spark plugs. My 94 intruder only has less than 18K miles so I suspect there were some other things never maintained or addressed... Since this is a relatively big job for a newb, before i get into the case, I want to be sure what gasket and part I should be looking at replacing as I don't have a garage so will need to do it all in a weekend. Could you possibly post the part numbers you used in your video description? also did you go OEM or A/M or is that even an option here? So far have been using all OEM parts.... Also side note! Your intruder is one of the first I've seen with the taller rider pillion pad like mine had- mine the screws were apparently stripped and I lost it on a super windy day on the freeway- can't find a replacement pad anywhere... ended up just getting the shorter/default rail and replacing the top rails with the normal shorter rail to keep it looking OEM. Be careful with the toolbay cover seat pad- maybe reinforce it with Velcro or something- lost that too and only one anywhere is sold outta Ebay from Korea for $200 plus $50 shipping! Yikes! Managed to find a replacement after weeks of calling a bunch of motorcycle salvage yards off an intruder 800 in Texas that was a match thank goodness as it saved me couple hundred- doubt i'll find another one!

Update: went to start testing regulator and stator today, apparently the negative terminal on the battery the screw came off and I think that was the root of all my recent problems because after reconnecting it ran completely fine. No electrical or engine issues. I was terrified it was the (very expensive) stator part but did some multimeter tests and I think it was just my dumb@** somehow not tightening negative terminal screw on battery enough which explains problems on last few rides- must have connected enough to start up like normal but only resting against terminals created problems when faced with the wind. Not sure if the screw has been missing the whole time or if it fell off the bike just now cuz it was just sitting under the bike... I do park in the same exact part of my driveway so I suppose could have been sitting there since my battery replacement a week ago. But either way working good now! Thank God and God bless America. Happy Independence Day! 🎆

You're welcome. I'm glad it helped. Happy riding my friend.

@@greendoorgarage im doing a stator replacement on my 97 Intruder 800 because one of the wires is shorted to ground. Could this cause my bike to shut off completely? My engine and all electrical shut off while I was riding it. then came back on a few seconds later and it started right up again.

Yes this could absolutely cause this.​@randysavage1997

Sadly I don't have it anymore, it was too small for me so I had to trade it in but it was fun restoring it. I may get another one to restore some time, i like to bring old cars and bike back to life and give them a new shot at life.

If you have any questions post them in the comments and I will do my best too help.

lol this was one of my older videos before I knew what I was doing.....oh wait I still don't know what I'm doing. Tell you what, if you subscribe that will help the channel and then maybe in the future I can hire someone too film for me. ;)

You're welcome, I hope it helped.

I do not have the 88 anymore I'm sorry but if you send me a picture I will do my best to help you out.

Hi Greendoorgarage 👋🏻 I have a 99 Vulcan 800 and there is a hose that is on the right side of the gas tank which I believe it is a ventilation tube but I’m not sure if it is actually plugs in somewhere or not. Could you help me out with where that hose supposed to go to or is it just one side stays open and the other comes out of the right side of the gas tank?

It is hard to know for sure without pictures but in most cases the breather hose run either to the gas tank or intake manifold, in some cases they run to a vent in the crank case or top of the head.

You're welcome, I'm glad the videos helped. I remember what it was like to learn these things before You Tube, I wish it was around then.

You're welcome, I'm glad it helped. That's why I made these videos because I had trouble finding information on the bike as wall and same as you my book didn't help much. Thanks for watching and it would help me out if you would consider subscribing so I can do more of these types of videos 👍

Glad it helped!

we got ur fixed ;)

You know what I think the same thing when I look back at my old videos, some were pretty bad, but I like to think I got a little better over time and I was working with what I had 😆. Thank for watching anyway and maybe if I get another Intruder in the shop I will redo this video. I hope it helped though.

Thank you.

Thank you!

You are welcome, I'm glad it helped

I do appreciate the feed back, thank you. this was one of my older videos, I like too think I've gotten a little better. lol I will try to do better in future videos. I do hope the video was helpful despite the bad camera work. you have yourself a great day and safe riding.

We got our hands on some 55gal. Drums we plan on making smoke out of in an upcoming video

You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful.

I know sometimes they seem like they don't fit, they can be really hard to get back on some times. try a bit of lube on the duct and on the carb, if that doesn't work maybe try to heat up the rubber with a hair drier or heat gun (not to much though) then try. I find if you put it on the carb first and tighten the clamp then put on on the filter sometimes works best. I hope this helps good luck.

@@greendoorgarage thanks man.

Thank you for your thoughts.

I first thought would be to check for a short or a ground issue. this means many hrs. of chasing wires :( the other possibility is that some of these bike have 2 relays (one per side) but I don't believe that to be the case with this bike. good luck I hope this helps.

I unfortunately don't have that setup yet but I am working on it.

@@greendoorgarage ok

In Canada and US. I believe 1986 to 1991 750 were compatible then 1994 up to 2005 the 800cc were compatible. I'm not 100% sure but from what I can find in my research that's what I gathered. hope this was helpful.

@@greendoorgarage thank u good sir u are very knowledgeable im trying to learn all about my bike and I refuse to take it to a shop something so rewarding about fixing things yourself as a young 20 year old

@@quentincook5966 that satisfaction is still the same at my age as it was for me then. Keep wrenching, keep riding, and keep safe.

Too get the throttle cable off you have to split the casing on the handle bars, there are 2 screws on the bottom of the casing. As for the speedo it could be a broken cable. to remove that it just unscrews with a thumb screw on both ends, the one at the speedo might be tricky because it is tucked up in the speedo case. I hope this helps. I should have a video on how to do both but if not I will try to get one up soon.

@@greendoorgarage thank u sir

thanks for the tip and I'm glad the video helped. Stay safe and enjoy being in the wind.

you're welcome, I'm glade the video was helpful

And sorry to hear about your accident that’s a bummer. Glad to see your still kicking!

thanks I am happy with the new shop, more room for more projects. I'm glad the video helped. if you want to get in contact with me my email should be listed on the channel. Glad I'm still kickin too, maybe with any luck I may even be able to ride again some day